The Golden State Warriors' off-the-court side-hustles and business ventures

By Katie Dowd

on April 14, 2018 4:00 AM

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Nick Young

Always big into fashion, Swaggy P has his own streetwear line. “Most Hated” has flashy shirts, hoodies, sweats and more and, according to GQ, it’s the first independent clothing line launched by any NBA player.

“I wasn’t trying to go all out and have people spend a thousand dollars on high-end stuff,” Young told GQ. “It’s for the people, you know? I don’t need to sell stuff for $400.”

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Andre Iguodala

The O.G. Silicon Valley investor of the Warriors, Iguodala is the go-to guy for players looking to expand their investment portfolios. According to Bloomberg, Iguodala invests in a wide range of companies, including Casper, NerdWallet and the Players’ Tribune. Last year, he even helped organize the Player's Technology Summit, a conference for professional athletes looking to invest in and work with tech companies.

“This is the next step for athletes,” Iguodala said. “The scene for endorsements is going to change drastically. It’s not just take a check and put your face and name on something.”

Few Warriors are as busy off-the-court as Kevin Durant, who has two different companies to handle his media and business opportunities. The Durant Co. invests in various start-ups, including the popular delivery company Postmates.

He’s also got an entertainment company, appropriately called Thirty Five Media, that recently inked a deal with Apple TV to work on a scripted basketball show based partly on Durant’s life. Durant is serving as one of the executive producers.

Durant also writes occasionally for the Players’ Tribune, a website that hosts content written by professional athletes. In 2016, Durant was even credentialed as an official photographer for Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara. You can see his photographic handiwork here.

Durant also writes occasionally for the Players’ Tribune, a website that hosts content written by professional athletes. In 2016, Durant was even credentialed as an official photographer for Super Bowl 50 in

Like many of his other teammates, Green has a broad portfolio of investments. He’s also a franchise partner with Blink Fitness, a low-cost gym. Green is opening 20 gyms around the nation, mostly in his native Michigan, as part of the deal.

“I want to be a billionaire. I want to be a multi-billionaire. I don’t have an exact number, but I just want to be a billionaire first and that’s my goal,” Green said in 2017. “I want to do that by the time I’m 40. Tough task for sure, but I think I can reach it.”

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Zaza Pachulia

The Georgia native gave back to his hometown in 2016 when he opened his basketball academy in Tbilisi. The old academy was drafty and poorly funded, and Pachulia helped the local government improve and expand the facility.

“It’s great to see Georgia having this kind of basketball facility where kids are going to have a chance to not only practice in a good environment, but also practice with great coaches and learn the right way, learn discipline, professionalism, the game of basketball, [its] history,” he told NBA.com.

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JaVale McGee

On roadtrips and in the team plane, McGee is constantly working on his second career: music. McGee has a musical alter ego, Pierre, and he dropped his debut album on April 13. McGee also works with other musicians, and hopes to record and produce after his basketball career ends.

He also co-founded the Juglife Foundation, a charity that works with communities in need of clean drinking water. They partner with local governments to build wells and provide safe access to water.

In 2015, Curry and former Davidson teammate Bryant Barr founded Slyce, a marketing platform for “brand ambassadors.” They’ve raised over $2 million in funding. The pair (seen here meeting President Obama) also teamed up with the United Nations’s Nothing But Nets campaign. The campaign works to provide malaria prevention and treatment to vulnerable families around the world.

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Curry also works with CoachUp, a start-up that connects youth athletes with private coaches.

“It’s an extension of how much coaching has meant to me and helped me throughout my life,” Curry writes on the company’s website. “No matter their sport or skill level, kids should have access to great coaches to develop their game, hone their skills and build their confidence.”

Big into charitable giving, West founded the West Group, a charity that provides college scholarships to low-income students, and he serves on the advisory board for the renewable-energy company Zoetic Global. West’s wife Lesley also hosts a yearly event in which she gives away prom dresses to local high schoolers in need.

And Warriors looking for reading recommendations look no further than West, who’s a self-taught expert in African American history.